{"product_id":"tree-my-encounters-with-trees","title":"Tree: My Encounters with Trees","description":"\u003cp\u003e**A London Review Bookshop Bestseller**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Translated into English for the first time after a hugely successful 2022 reissue in Japan, this classic text, which features prominently in Wim Wenders’ film Perfect Days, takes us on a “beautiful, pensive” journey through trees in Japan.'--Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Japanese classic, Tree invites us to foster peace in our lives by connecting with trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCherry blossom, hinoki, ezo spruce. Persimmon, maple, cypress. The trees of Japan are wondrous emblems of beauty that cast a spell on those who venture to its unique landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a child, Aya Kōda realized they were more than mere objects of beauty. Gifted a sapling by her father, she discovered that we depend on trees as much as they do on us. Markers of time passing, they clear the air and regenerate our earth – while we are responsible to care for their future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing her travels around Japan, as she witnesses landslides, lumber and forests of falling ash, Tree is a beautiful series of essays that contemplate the most distinctive and eternal features of our natural world. A modern classic translated for the first time, Kōda’s voice echoes down the generations, to remind us that trees hold a mirror to what we cherish on earth, and what we choose to leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatured in Wim Winders’ Oscar-nominated film Perfect Days and now in English for the first time, translated from Japanese by Charlotte Goff.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55111111409888,"sku":"9780063443464","price":3100.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780063443464.jpg?v=1790240044","url":"https:\/\/featherheartbooks.com\/products\/tree-my-encounters-with-trees","provider":"Featherheart Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}